The current scientific consensus is that a supermassive black hole lurks at the center of our galaxy. We know that’s true in other galaxies — there’s even photographic evidence of a black hole in M87. However, a new study suggests that the Milky Way might not have a black hole. …

Some days, it feels like humanity is doing everything it can to hasten the end of the world, from creating weapons that can turn Earth into a nuclear hellscape to pumping formerly sequestered carbon into the atmosphere at ever-increasing rates. Still, these are things we as a species could stop …

The outer solar system is littered with big chunks of rock and ice, but rarely do their orbits bring them close enough to Earth for us to get a good look. And then there’s 2014 UN271, an approaching object that astronomers believe to be a huge comet on a million-year …

Back in October of 2019, astronomers noticed something strange about the star that forms the “shoulder” of the constellation Orion, Betelgeuse. Beginning that month, the star began to dim. Between October 2019 and late February 2020, the star’s brightness dropped by a factor of three.In the past, unusual brightening and …

We saw our first extraterrestrial visitor in 2017 when ‘Oumuamua rocketed across the solar system, but there are extraterrestrial elements hiding right here on Earth. An analysis of isotopes in the ocean crust reveals radioactive materials that could only have arrived here from outside our solar system, and their presence …

A few years ago, Google announced it was giving up on its much-maligned Allo chat platform. Instead, Google said it was going all-in on “Chat,” which is the branding it chose for Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging. That decision is finally starting to pay off with news that AT&T has …

Samsung is currently expected to announce its upcoming Exynos SOC with an AMD-designed GPU at some point next month. Benchmarks that have leaked out ahead of the launch suggest that the company’s new mobile GPU could be much faster than anything the Korean manufacturer has previously fielded.This leak is from …

OnePlus has always prided itself on producing fast phones with the latest silicon. That’s how it made a name for itself: by packing more power into its phones for less money. The company’s current flagship phone, the OnePlus 9 Pro, is fast, but how fast is it, really? It’s a …

Big things are happening in the world of Android wearables, and not a moment too soon. Apple is only getting further ahead with the Apple Watch, but Samsung could have a chance to catch up a bit now that it’s working with Google on smartwatch software. The company’s Galaxy Watch …

We’re still half a year away from Google’s expected Pixel 6 unveiling, but the leaks are already ramping up. The first renders of the upcoming Pixels appeared last week, courtesy of Jon Prosser. The latest leak looks similar, if perhaps a bit more elegant. The big honkin’ camera visor is …